Broadband Internet and Household Welfare in Senegal

Masaki, Takaaki; Ochoa, Rogelio Granguillhome; Rodríguez‐Castelán, Carlos

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3687135

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“…Secondly, we contribute to the growing strand of literature on the role of modern technologies such as mobile phones and Internet in economic transformation in developing countries which were late adopters of these technologies (Aker and Mbiti, 2010;Beuermann et al, 2012;Hjort and Poulsen, 2019;Manacorda and Tesei, 2020;Masaki et al, 2020;Bahia et al, 2020). Masaki et al (2020) and Bahia et al (2020) for instance, find that mobile broadband Internet is associated with increased household welfare in Senegal and Nigeria, with increased labor force participation as a plausible channel. Our findings of innovation and entrepreneurial activities induced by Internet access contributes to the understanding of how Internet stimulates development in local economies and its associated impact on household welfare.…”

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confidence: 91%

The Impact of Internet Access on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Africa

Houngbonon¹,

Mensah²,

Traore³

2022

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

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Section: Related Literaturementioning

confidence: 91%

The Impact of Internet Access on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Africa

Houngbonon¹,

Mensah²,

Traore³

2022

Policy Research Working Papers

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“…The job estimates for Tanzania are similarly significant, with richer jobs data allowing a more detailed exploration (Bahia et al, 2023). The job estimates for Senegal are also positive for some job categories: 3G availability is associated with 5 percent higher formal employment than non-covered areas, though availability does not have a significant impact on overall employment (Masaki et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 91%